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Friday, August 22, 2008

Obama Worship On Steroids?

It has to be. Unbelievable that the North Coast Journal used a rambling, Obama worship commentary for their cover story this week. Stunning to see a local publication come out so openly in support of a candidate. I think that's the first time I've seen such blatant support for a candidate in any of our local papers.

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It is shameless and certainly makes it clear that NCJ is an advocacy paper. I suppose if they did the same thing for McCain next week they might seem a little more even handed, but advocacy belongs in the editorials, not the front page.

im equally dumbfounded by both the knee-jerk Obama haters and the knee-jerk Obama lovers. its so hard to get real information with both sides being so ferverous in their quest to destroy or elect the guy.....

It is shameless and certainly makes it clear that NCJ is an advocacy paper.

I agree. They can get a way with it because a majority of their readership joins in the circle-jerk. But it leaves me wondering, where can someone in Humboldt get authentic critical journalism anymore?

Come on, the first sentence of the article is, "Barack Obama, it is true, is a transformational leader." Sounds like an editorial to me.

I'm thinking about resubscribing to the Atlantic Monthly just so I don't go brain dead.

Senator Biden is a good solid V.P. I may not have agree with the Senate Commiitee that interviewed Justice Clarence Thompson and held the hearings prior to approval of his Supreme Court appointment, because I thought the group appeared to diminish the unwanted sexual advances made by Clarence Thompson to a co-worker, Anita Hill. What a long drawn-out process that was!

However, Biden has a long history of serving his country with valor and has the experience garnered. He is not a rich man. He is a public servant. He is also Roman Catholic, which may bolster the democratic ticket.

Not impressed with Joe Biden, although I suppose he could have picked worse.

4:26 wrote, "im equally dumbfounded by both the knee-jerk Obama haters and the knee-jerk Obama lovers.".

I've found my perspective changed a bit after being a third party guy for a while. Now I can't help but laugh at each of the major parties when they run down their opponents.

But, some criticisms are certainly legitimate. I just noticed yesterday, while browsing through a copy of the latest American Rifleman- the National Rifle Association's monthly magazine- they devoted a page to slamming Obama for his anti- gun rights positions. I guess they're justified in doing so as they've documented all their talking points.

No surprise they're backing the Republican. They nearly always do and usually for good reason. I'm wondering just how they're going to present their endorsements this time around? Not sure how they'll rate McCain but Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate, is usually given an A+ by the gun groups and sat (maybe he still does?) on the NRA Board of Directors.

Will they ignore Barr this time around or give him any kind of mention? We should find out soon.

Biden treated representatives of the NRA with such hatred and contempt, you would have thought they were enemies of our nation, not representatives of an organization attempting to protect one of the Constitutional rights of American citizens.

I'm sure Biden's face hardens into a mask of hatred on many occasions when he is in his power position in the Senate committee meeting rooms. He is like a Grand Inquisitor. His election-year smiles conceal a flint-hard heart.

This is awesome. I can watch the commie-crats drool all over their VP candidate. A proven liar and plagiarist, and a barely average college student. I wonder about all those that have crapped all over George Bush as being dumb, when he was a helluva lot better student at a helluva lot better university. Both Obama and Biden are caricatures. IF they get elected, our country is totally screwed.

When the 2nd Ammendment was written, people were armed with muskets, swords, and knives. Cannons were difficult to obtain. I don't think they had any idea of the kinds "arms" that are available in modern times.

My yearly Christmas card from my uncle is a NRA card - usually a snow scene with a buck under a tree.

Obama's acceptance speech is being hailed as unifying and uplifting by the MSM, despite the angry strident tone in Obama's voice. He, the Annointed One, can do no wrong. So, we must... vote... for... Obama.